Brian Christine Named Next Assistant Secretary for Health

The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services announced that Brian Christine, MD, a urologist, has been confirmed by the U.S. Senate to serve as the next assistant secretary for health (ASH). Christine has published peer-reviewed research, lectured internationally and provided surgical training to clinicians in several countries.

Christine is a member of the American Urologic Association, the Sexual Medicine Society of North America, the International Society for Sexual Medicine and the International Continence Society. He earned his medical degree from Emory University and completed a residency in urology at the University of Alabama at Birmingham.

As ASH, Christine oversees public health offices and programs within HHS and leads the U.S. Public Health Service Commissioned Corps. He succeeds Rachel Levine, MD, who served in the Biden administration.